Articles by Kate Deppeler

  • Grocery war hurting farmers

    COLAC district farmers are calling for producers and shoppers to stand up to supermarkets and their cut-price marketing.

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  • Quiet grand final weekend

    POLICE say Colac and district had a quiet grand final weekend with no spike in crime.

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  • Tourists are headache for police

    TOURISTS crashing their cars off Colac district’s roads are the biggest concern for Colac police’s Highway Patrol unit.

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  • Cuts will hit district firefighters

    A FIREFIGHTERS’ union says budget cuts to the Country Fire Authority will put pressure on Colac volunteers.

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  • Witness saw sparks before fire

    A WITNESS has claimed she saw sparks coming from powerlines before the start of Colac district’s Black Saturday bushfire.

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  • Powerlines clashed, says bushfire lawyer

    POWERLINES clashed multiple times between Colac and Camperdown in the years leading up to Colac district’s Black Saturday bushfires, a lawyer is arguing.

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  • Push for Colac youth program

    A CORANGAMITE Shire councillor wants a youth development program to start in Colac.

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  • Too wet for sheep farmer

    A COLAC district sheep farm has had almost a year’s worth of rain in only eight months.

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